Meza maintains a strong social media presence, where she promotes her work as a Catholic fitness coach for women. Through her platform, she encourages women to pursue physical fitness, grow in virtue, and keep Christ at the center of their lives.<\/p>\n
As she reflected on how to better serve women, she asked herself, \u201cWhat do women need?\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, she said, the answer came to her heart: \u201cWomen need community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following a day of prayer at St. Michael\u2019s Abbey, a Norbertine monastery in the Orange County town of Silverado, Meza, whose fitness-themed Instagram account<\/a> has nearly 10,000 followers, said she felt inspired to post a rosary walk invitation on social media.<\/p>\n The idea was a success.<\/p>\n \u201cI have been looking for a women’s community, especially for my age. I\u2019m 29, almost 30. And the women at my church that I\u2019m close to\u201d are all older or married with grown children, said Marriah Amador, who commuted from Hacienda Heights, where she belongs to St. John Vianney Church.<\/p>\n The appeal shouldn\u2019t have come as a surprise. Men and women are marrying later<\/a> than previous generations, and in California<\/a>, the median age for women to get married is now in their 30s, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.<\/p>\n When Amador saw the post, she said to herself, \u201cI have to go,\u201d and invited her friend Maria Jose Gomez from Downey.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought this was a good opportunity,\u201d Gomez said. \u201cI love exercising, running,\u201d so at the event, \u201cI get to walk, I get to meet other people, and then I get to pray,\u201d with the bonus of seeing her friend.<\/p>\n Paloma Usquiano, a recent USC graduate who commuted from Downey, said she was also drawn by her search for a Catholic community.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a great way to connect with other women of LA who are Catholics,\u201d because the rosary girl walk is so \u201cdifferent.\u201d<\/p>\n Several women at the walk said the event helped fill a void at many of their parishes: the lack of a young adult group.<\/p>\n For Usquiano, praying the rosary in public was a way to evangelize and also empowering for her own faith. Her friend and USC student Berenice Rodriguez noticed how the public display of faith stirred immediate awe, drawing the attention of beachgoers and residents.<\/p>\n \u201cToday, seeing people\u2019s faces \u2014 whether confused, curious, or even just smiling, taking pictures or videos, or praying along [during the walk] gave me hope.\u201d<\/p>\n Although she\u2019s married and attends St. John Chrysostom Church in Inglewood with her husband, the event caught Lorena Navarro\u2019s interest. Trying to find a community for youth is what drew her to the parish when she was younger, and that same desire brought her to the rosary walk.<\/p>\n She heard women praying the rosary in Spanish and English, which eventually led her to connect with women who had attended her childhood parish.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s great \u2026 we\u2019re using social media to connect with praying women,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Mayra Avila, who came from South Central LA, was invited by friends who saw Meza\u2019s social media post. She was struck by bystanders who she saw making the sign of the cross as they crossed the procession of women.<\/p>\n \u201cI came here because I felt the need to connect with my faith more,\u201d said Avila, 22. \u201cAnd a way I get to do that is by meeting other people who share the same passion for a closer relationship with Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t \t\t\tKimmy Chac\u00f3n is a freelance journalist and graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in Los Angeles and works in education.<\/p>\n \t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9462-683x1024.jpeg\")
Women pray the first Joyful Mystery as the Rosary Girl Walk begins along the Strand in Manhattan Beach. (Kimmy Chac\u00f3n)<\/p>\n![\"author](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/500fedb6858936ce7ee238d3bbeca8d5.jpeg\")
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